Vapers Digest 8th September
Monday’s News at a glance:
Bangladesh Restriction Crisis – Banning Flavored E-Cigarettes Increases Traditional Cigarette Use Among Young Adults – Health experts defend Sweden’s smoke-free success against EU’s 700% tax hike – 4 experts share insights from Sweden’s experience on the changing nicotine and public health landscape’ – 2024 – More Harm Than Good – Court overturns vaping expulsion – France will ban nicotine pouches starting March 2026 – Australia’s Illicit Tobacco Crisis: How Baalman, Butler and the PHAA Are Gaslighting the Public – Philippine experts urge harm reduction strategy for tobacco control – Filipino tourists warned vs bringing vape to Singapore – Media Watch: The Echo Struggles Badly with Vaping Causation – FDA Will Fast Track Nicotine Pouch Pilot Program – EXTREME BURDEN – Nicotine Control Threatens Canada’s Progress | GFN.TV Interviews
Bangladesh Restriction Crisis
Dave Cross, Planet Of The Vapes
Court overturns vaping expulsion
Zelda Venter, Daily Voice
The Western Cape High Court declared two disciplinary actions against two learners who were vaping in the school’s hostel unlawful.
The now-Grade 10 learners were twice found to be vaping. The first incident was at the end of 2023 when they were in Grade 8, and the second incident was last year, a few months down the line.
The school’s governing body twice punished them for the same offence, which amounts to double jeopardy.
During the first incident in November 2023, both learners, only identified as L and M, were expelled from the hostel for a few months.
France will ban nicotine pouches starting March 2026
Tobacco Insider
The French Government published in the Journal officiel on September 6, 2025 that will ban the manufacture, sale, import, distribution, and use of all oral products containing nicotine (except medicinal products and chewing tobacco) starting March 2026. These products include nicotine pouches, balls, chewing gum, pastes, lozenges, and strips. The decision is based on the growing evidence of their potential toxicity and addictive properties, particularly among minors, with reported poisoning cases among adolescents increasing significantly.
Anti-tobacco organizations hailed the decision as a crucial safeguard for youth and a necessary response to an emergent market exploiting nicotine addiction. In contrast, tobacco industry players – like British American Tobacco France and Philip Morris France – criticized the ban as dogmatic and potentially depriving adult smokers of regulated alternatives.
Australia’s Illicit Tobacco Crisis: How Baalman, Butler and the PHAA Are Gaslighting the Public
Alan Gor, Australia Let’s Improve Vaping Education (A.L.I.V.E.)
Australia today finds itself in the grip of a tobacco control disaster of its own making. With the world’s highest cigarette prices, a violent illicit market worth billions, and record levels of organised crime involvement, the crisis is undeniable. Yet, listen to Health Minister Mark Butler, the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), or their media allies such as Baalman. You’ll hear a very different story: nothing to see here, it’s all just tobacco industry spin.
That’s not just misleading, it’s dangerous. By refusing to acknowledge the consequences of their own prohibitionist policies, Australia’s public health establishment is leaving smokers and communities to pay the price, while organised crime counts the profits.
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